diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8c63f9b..795974f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ryu = "1.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 automod = "1.0"
+ref-cast = "1.0"
 rustversion = "1.0"
 serde_bytes = "0.11"
 serde_derive = "1.0"
diff --git a/src/de.rs b/src/de.rs
index bf103f0..ffd0d48 100644
--- a/src/de.rs
+++ b/src/de.rs
@@ -2184,10 +2184,18 @@ where
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn deserialize_newtype_struct<V>(self, _name: &'static str, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
+    fn deserialize_newtype_struct<V>(self, name: &'static str, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
     where
         V: de::Visitor<'de>,
     {
+        #[cfg(feature = "raw_value")]
+        {
+            if name == crate::raw::TOKEN {
+                return self.de.deserialize_raw_value(visitor);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let _ = name;
         visitor.visit_newtype_struct(self)
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index bfcb529..084a7b7 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -2193,6 +2193,46 @@ fn test_borrowed_raw_value() {
     assert_eq!(r#"["a",42,{"foo": "bar"},null]"#, array_to_string);
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "raw_value")]
+#[test]
+fn test_raw_value_in_map_key() {
+    use ref_cast::RefCast;
+
+    #[derive(RefCast)]
+    #[repr(transparent)]
+    struct RawMapKey(RawValue);
+
+    impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for &'de RawMapKey {
+        fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+        where
+            D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+        {
+            let raw_value = <&RawValue>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+            Ok(RawMapKey::ref_cast(raw_value))
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl PartialEq for RawMapKey {
+        fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+            self.0.get() == other.0.get()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Eq for RawMapKey {}
+
+    impl Hash for RawMapKey {
+        fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, hasher: &mut H) {
+            self.0.get().hash(hasher);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let map_from_str: std::collections::HashMap<&RawMapKey, &RawValue> =
+        serde_json::from_str(r#" {"\\k":"\\v"} "#).unwrap();
+    let (map_k, map_v) = map_from_str.into_iter().next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!("\"\\\\k\"", map_k.0.get());
+    assert_eq!("\"\\\\v\"", map_v.get());
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "raw_value")]
 #[test]
 fn test_boxed_raw_value() {